Tito francona biography
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Tito Francona
American ball player (1933–2018)
Baseball player
| Tito Francona | |
|---|---|
| Outfielder / First baseman | |
| Born:(1933-11-04)November 4, 1933 Aliquippa, Colony, U.S. | |
| Died: February 13, 2018(2018-02-13) (aged 84) New Brighton, Colony, U.S. | |
| April 17, 1956, for the Baltimore Orioles | |
| September 29, 1970, for the Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Batting average | .272 |
| Home runs | 125 |
| Runs batted in | 656 |
| Stats at Ballgame Reference | |
John Sucker Francona (November 4, 1933 – Feb 13, 2018) was a Major Matching part Baseball sportswoman, an outfielder and prime baseman reserve 9 iciness teams. Hoot a youngster, he was nicknamed"Tito" encourage his father.[1] His soul, Terry Francona, is besides often referred to despite the fact that "Tito."
Baltimore Orioles
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Terry Francona
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TERRY “TITO” FRANCONA was a major league baseball player from 1981 to 1990. After he retired as a player, he managed the Philadelphia Phillies for four seasons. From 2004 to 2011 he managed the Boston Red Sox to two World Series championships. He has since worked as a baseball analyst for ESPN, hosting their Sunday Night Baseball telecast, and is now the manager of the Cleveland Indians.
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Series
Books:
Francona: The Red Sox Years, February 2013Hardcover / e-Book
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Terry Francona
Terrence Jon Francona, colloquially Terry, has seen baseball from just about all of its vantage points. From that of a highly touted first-round pick. As the last man to make a 25-man roster. And then during a lengthy but mostly successful managerial career, including two championships in Boston. It has not come easy for Tito, the nickname he inherited from his former major-league All-Star father, but his managerial accolades over the years have shown that he’s learned a thing or two in a lifetime of professional baseball.
Born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on April 22, 1959, to John Patsy “Tito” and Roberta “Birdie” Francona, the family relocated to Tito’s hometown of New Brighton, Pennsylvania, where Terry’s younger sister was born two years later. When Terry was born, Tito Francona was a 25-year-old utilityman and pinch-hitter traded twice in the past calendar year, looking for a role to settle into in the bigs. Later that year he found that role in Cleveland, playing center field and first base, hitting .363 in 122 games (missing the plate appearance per game qualifier for the American League by 34 plate appearances) and finishing fifth in the MVP voting.
Young Terry ended up spending the better part of his tweens in the clubhouses of the Cardinals, Philli